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MARTIN RI NEHART, OF LOC'KPOR'I, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 84,441, dated November 24, 1868.

ITMPRCYED COMPOUND ron TREATING PILns.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN RINEHART, of the town I of Lockport, in the county of Will, and State of Illinois,

substances possessing medicinal qualities, so as to I form a salve for curing the distressing complaint popularly termed ff the piles.

. From my own personal experience, as well-as from the experience of many others, I have found that this salve will effect aspeedy and efilcient cure.

I make my medical compound by taking three (3) grains of tannin-acid, two (2) grains of flowers of sulphur, one (1) grain of pulverized nutmeg, one (1) tablespoonful of lard, and one-half (1}) tablespoonful of gooseoil, and mixingthem thoroughly in a mortar until they form a salve.

These ingredients may be compounded-in any other Way suitable and convenient for the purpose, but I prefer t-he' use of the mortar.

This salve I apply, in the usual Way,to the parts diseased, with the most beneficial results.

' Having thus described my invention,

What I claim, is-

The medical compound, consisting of the ingredients substantially as herein described, as a remedy for the piles, asset forth.

' MARTIN RINEHART.

Witnesses: 

